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1. K Malleswari, the lone medal winner for India in the millenium Olympics, and
the first woman from India to ever win a medal, is employed at which Central
Government Corporation?
2. Which famous fashion accessories House first started as leather goods shop in
Florence in 1921?
9. The useful thumb rule in Economics, "Bad money drives out the good" goes by
what name?
10.What famous place in New York gets its name from the original location of a
stockade built by the Dutch in 1653 to keep out the attacking English colonists
and Red Indians?
11. Which famous TV personality owns a film production company called Harpo
Films? Look hard at the name, may be you can decipher the answer.
12. The person next-in-command to the CEO is often referred to as the ‘Upper
Roger’. From what Indian (Sanskrit) word does this phrase come?
15. What is the name given to software developed exclusively for use by infants
and toddlers?
17. What we know as Maruti Zen was launched worldwide by Suzuki in the 90’s
under what name?
18. You’ve heard of BSA motorcycles and surely seen BSA bicycles on Indian
roads. What does BSA stand for?
19. He appears in a series of books which made publishing history, and he is the
most famous pupil of the "Hogwart’s Witchcraft School". Who is this fictional
character?
20. The ‘Calatrava Cross’ is the emblem of which coveted brand of Swiss watch?
21. Which Indian textile brand proudly proclaims "Since 1925"in its
advertisements?
22. ‘The Striding Man’ is the logo of which best selling brand of scotch whiskey?
23. What ingredient of chewing gum comes from the South American sapodilla
tree?
24. What internationally famous sports apparel company was started in the
1930's by a champion tennis-player of France?
28. The quality enforcing technique of 'Six Sigma' was first introduced by which
American company?
29. Which airline uses the slogan "Be Good to Yourself" in its ads?
30. Touted as one of the most useful inventions of this century, it was invented
by George Mestral after he noticed burr sticking to his clothes on his return from
a walk in the woods. What is it?
31.In the world of TV transmission technology, what does the much-talked about
acronym DTH stand for?
34.Nazomi 503, is the fastest of its kind in the world. What is it?
35. "Beeps" and "Peeps' were the experimental prototypes of what legendary
hard terrain vehicle?
36. Tidel Park, yet another of those prestigious complexes housing software
firms, is associated with which city?
37. What invention was called the Lover's Telegraph" when first exhibited in
Philadelphia, 1876?
38. What now universally popular food item was called "Food of the Gods", by
Linnaeus the eminent naturalist of the nineteenth century?
39. What large India retail chain proudly describes itself as 'The Family Store' in
its advertisements?
40. Everyone has heard of the catchphrase "Intel Inside". But who authored a
book entitled "Inside Intel"?
41. In Mumbai's underworld slang the word 'kavva' refers to what handy
communication device?
42. What do you call the style of selling where the bid price goes down
progressively until the deal is closed?
43. With which Management Guru of Indian Origin would you most associate the
phrase "Core Competence"?
44. What is the popular low calorie soft drink produced by Coca Cola, having a
three letter name?
45. What expensive and legendary brand of cars is supposedly named after the
founder of Dertroit - the car manufacturing capital of the world?
48. What potent liquor, also known as 'the Green Fairy', is extracted from
wormwood?
49. What invention, in its early years, was described as 'the horse that never
says nay'?
50. Back to acronyms. What does the first three letters of 'Sun Microsystems'
stand for?
51. Which company has the advertising punchline, "The Power To Create"?
52. Ekta Kapoor, daughter of film star Jeetendra, is a highly successful producer
of television serials. Name her company.
53. We all know what bulls and bears do. What would sheep do in the stock
market?
54. Which media group has launched India's first electronic newspaper, or e-
paper?
55. Nescafe has two coffee brands. One is Nescafe Classic and the other is?
56. The Human Genome Project has been in the news because government
agencies and private sector companies have been racing to become the first to
decipher the human genome. Name the private sector company which was in
this race?
57. Ceat. This tyre company gives the cricket ratings. To which group does this
company belong?
ANSWERS
2. Gucci
4. Thai
6. Pawnbrokers
7. Maruti Udyog
8. Ciitizen
9. Greshams Law
10.Wall Street
15. Toys R US
16.Lapware
17. US Dollars
18.Alto
20.Harry Potter
21.Patek Phillippe
22.Raymond’s
23.Johnny Walker
24.Chicle
25. Swatch
28. Motorola
30. Velcro
33. Shell
34. Train
35. Jeep
36. Chennai
37. Telephone
38. Chocolate
39. Pantaloon's
44. Tab
45. Cadillac
46. Mavica
47. Cobra
48. Absinthe
49. Bicycle
51. Epson
55. Sunrise
57.RPG Enterprises